The two players in the finals, Italy's Carmine D'Aniello and France's Nicolas Legendre, were both in their first Grand Prix Top 8. They were thrilled to have made it all the way to the finals, but sitting down at the table, they definitely wanted to win this final and important match.
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The tournament, like every Grand Prix, had been full of memorable stories, of exciting matches, of interesting decks doing interesting stuff. The following are our Top 5 picks, the five moments which made Grand Prix Madrid an event to remember ...
5. When Metalwork Colossus Crushed Del...

There are two bespectacled combatants sitting across from one another, and they’ve been circling all weekend at the top tables. It’s fitting that they meet here in the finals. They are both regulars to the lights, though their boyish demeanors suggest otherwise, and they both know how t...

Thanks to Hallie Santo and Marc Calderaro for their contributions to this article.
5. Metallurgic Summonings, What what?
Bobby Fortanely’s U/B Metallurgic Summonings deck was a fan favorite this weekend. In his two on-camera feature matches, the New York-based grinder showed his pr...

Atsuki Kihara might not have previous successes on the Grand Prix circuit but he was slowing making a name for himself within the local community. Hareruya runs tournaments not unlike the StarCityGames.com Open Series and the winner of the "Invitations" equivalent is crowned the "God" f...

5. Free entry offered to 500 participants.
In an unprecedented move by any tournament organizer, 20% of the field didn't pay an entry fee to participate in Grand Prix Chiba. To nurture the next generation of Magic players, Tomoharu Saito (CEO of Hareruya) opened up 500 free entries to ...

After 15 rounds of intense competition, the field of 2503 is down to the final 8! And guess what? One of these players will be the Grand Prix Chiba 2016 Champion! Let's check out what deck types made the Top 8!
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